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FUJI X70 vs. Sony RX100 IV

Post Author admin - Modified By admin , on March 8, 2016, 10:39 am

Fujifilm X70 is premium fixed lens digital camera that features a FUJINON 18.5mmF2.8 lens (28mm in 35mm format equivalent holds some tremendous specifications and on the other hand the Sony RX100 iv is the contender of X-70. Let’s go in details…

Features / Models

Fujifilm x-70

Sony RX100 IV

Megapixel

16 megapixels

20 megapixels

Sensor size / type

APS-C (23.6 x 15.6 mm)

1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)

Low –Pass filter

No

Yes

Optical zoom

No

2.9x

Aperture Range

F2.8

F1.8 – F2.8

Image stabilization

No

Optical

AF System

Contrast + Phase Detect sensor

Contrast Detect (sensor)

AF points

77 points

25 points

ISO

200-6400 (expandable to 100-51200)

125-12800

ShutterMin/Max

30 sec 1/32000 sec

30 sec 1/32000 sec

Top Continuous Shooting Speed

8fps

16fps

Video

1920 x 1080 (60p, 50p, 30p, 25p, 24p)

3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p)

Display

3.0″ LCD Rear Touch Screen (1,040,000 pixels)

3.0″ LCD Rear Screen (1,228,800 pixels)

Viewfinder

No

EVF 100%

Hot-shoe

No

No

Battery Life (CIPA)

330 shots

280 shots

Wireless connectivity

Built-In with NFC

Built-In with NFC

Dimensions

113 x 64 x 44 mm

102 x 58 x 41 mm

Weight

340 g

298g

Sensor- Fujifilm X70 uses APS-C X-Trans CMOS II Sensor to produce more than ordinary images, since the X70 carries the bigger sensor, you will get more dynamic range, better lowlight performance and true color output without banding noise even at higher ISO . But you can see from the table that Sony does have good resolution of 20mp whereas X70 has 16mp only, but its sensor size is smaller1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm) in compared to X70. So we can expect stunning images from X70 and bit more resolution from RX 100 IV.

Low pass filter- Due to the X-trans architecture the sensor doesn’t need any low pass filter and hence you get super sharp images even when viewed at 100%. But we don’t have any any information about Rx 100 IV, but the official press release doesn’t say the camera does have thew low pass filter or not

Image stabilization- An optical image stabilizer mechanism engineered into the Sony RX100 IV that helps in minimizing the effect of camera shake. On the other hand the x70 doesn’t have the image stabilization technology.

AF system- We can say the AF system of X70 is Just excellent because within the AF system a 49-point Single Point mode for fast, accurate focusing, wide /Tracking modes with a 77-point area to capture fast moving subjects. And now look at the AF system of Sony RX100 IV based on contrast detect sensor with only 25 AF points.

ISO- Your lowlight shooting will be easily cleared with expandable ISO range of 51200 of X70 on the other hand the RX 100 IV offers expandable ISO range of 25600.

Continuous shooting speed- Continuous speed at up to 16 fps on the RX100 IV enables to capture the fast moving subjects exceptionally well. On the other hand the X70 offers only 8fps of continuous shooting speed.

Video- The users of Sony RX100 IV can get the advantages of 4 K (QFHD 3840×2160) movies recording whereas the Video recording capability is limited to only full HD in X70.

Shots- Maximum number of 330 shots can easily be captured with X70 whereas only 280 shots can be taken with Sony RX 100 IV.

Verdict- The X70 will sure give you more dynamic range and better lowlight performance but the photographers may feel suffocated while using the fixed lens of the camera and the other downside of the camera it doesn’t have 4k. But you can get to record 4K video in Sony RX 100IV as well as get the facility of 2.9x zoom to get the close view of the distance subjects.